Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US has agreed to offer “strong” security guarantees to Ukraine for 15 years, but acknowledged that the future of the country’s eastern Donbas region was unresolved after his two-hour meeting on Sunday with Donald Trump in Florida.
Speaking on his way back to Europe, Zelenskyy said the US Congress and Ukraine’s parliament would jointly vote on American pledges. These were a key part of a 20-point peace plan discussed with the US president at his Mar-a-Lago residence, he said.
The guarantees are seen by Kyiv as crucial to deter further Russian aggression in the event of a peace deal. Zelenskyy admitted that previous promises – including the US and UK-backed 1994 Budapest memorandum guaranteeing Ukraine’s borders – “did not work”.
It seems odd to me that a Ukrainian would trust a security guarantee from a western nation, and particularly one helmed by a mercurial president suffering from dementia. They were already supposed to have a security guarantee for giving up their nukes.
Nobody trusts anything. Later they will start talking about what exactly those guarantees are, and then the idea will die out. Ukraine can’t stop talking with the USA. The last thing we need is the USA as an open enemy.
Zelesky in contrast to Trump is something to behold. A comedian turned hero has to dance for a clown in order to save his country. Fuck Im pissed off at the US, man… you fucking beasts. You were supposed to be better than this. Zelensky was a comedian, Trump’s America is a joke.
What’s with television stars running countries?
At least Zelenskyy has a law degree, even if he did end up pursuing a career in comedy and entertainment instead.
Trump has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a career of running businesses to bankruptcy.
People trust familiarity; unfortunately, that includes untrustworthy familiar people.
That’s a really good point that I hadn’t considered.
Unfortunately it’s at the point where it’s better than nothing. The orange Cheeto could definitely throw another flamin hot temper tantrum like him and JD did a few months ago, and throw the whole thing out.
That’s why Zelenskyy apologized so hard, when it was JD who started the whole tiff for absolutely no reason (I watched the clip like 3-4 times. It came out of no where). Zelenskyy knows this is about survival, not a dick-waggling contest
Who else would they be able to trust outside of the western world? China? I don’t disagree that the US should have honored their original agreement for nuclear disarmament, but Ukraine is between a rock and a hard place right now.
Good question. Who do they trust?
The US and Europe, who outright betrayed them?
Or Russia/China, who invaded?
It’s a bad sign when you’re looking at two options and have to decide which one sucks worse.
How did Europe betray them?
By not taking a stand. At all. We’re still buying Russian gas and funding their war effort against Europe. Many years we have written stern statements judging the Russian aggression, but not doing anything to stop it. Our factories churn out weapons and ammunition which we sell to Ukraine, making money on their misery.
Who do think is giving Ukraine the money to buy the weapons? 😄
Yeah that’s fair.
Dumping nuclear after Fukushima was the one of the stupidest things the EU has done.
Welcome to US elections for decades.
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